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Getting Started with the KendoReact Editor
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Updated on Nov 4, 2026

This guide provides essential information about using the KendoReact Editor package. You will learn how to install the Editor package, add a React Editor component, part of KendoReact, to your project, style the component, and activate your license.

After completing this guide, you will be able to reproduce the following example.

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Before You Begin

To follow the steps in this guide, you need to have a React project set up. If you don't have one, you can create a new React application using Vite by running the following command in your terminal:

npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template react-ts

This guide requires that you have basic knowledge of React and TypeScript, and that you have already created a blank React project.

You can accelerate your Editor journey with the KendoReact Agentic UI Generator and the Component Assistant prompts.

Install the Component

The KendoReact Editor package is distributed via npm and can be installed using the npm package manager.

To install the Editor package and Kendo theme, run the following command in the root folder of your React project:

npm i @progress/kendo-react-editor @progress/kendo-theme-meridian

Import the CSS file from the package in src/App.tsx. Add this import before your existing App.css import.

jsx

import '@progress/kendo-theme-meridian/dist/all.css';

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Use the Component

The KendoReact Editor is a premium component that requires a commercial license key or an active trial license key.

After installing the package, import the Editor component in the React App.

In the src/App.tsx file of your React project, import the Editor and EditorTools components from the Editor package. The EditorTools provide different built-in user-interface tools that help users modify the content.

jsx

import { Editor, EditorTools } from '@progress/kendo-react-editor';

Define the editor tools that you want to enable.

jsx

const {
    Bold,
    Italic,
    Underline,
    AlignLeft,
    AlignRight,
    AlignCenter,
    Indent,
    Outdent,
    OrderedList,
    UnorderedList,
    Undo,
    Redo,
    Link,
    Unlink
} = EditorTools;

Add the component's markup to the src/App.tsx file in your project and set the tools. Optionally, configure the height of the Editor component.

jsx

return (
    <Editor
        tools={[
            [Bold, Italic, Underline],
            [Undo, Redo],
            [Link, Unlink],
            [AlignLeft, AlignCenter, AlignRight],
            [OrderedList, UnorderedList, Indent, Outdent]
        ]}
        contentStyle={{
            height: 320
        }}
        defaultContent={content}
    />
);

Build and run the application by typing the following command in the root folder of your project:
sh
```
npm run dev
```
Navigate to http://localhost:5173 to see the KendoReact Editor component on the page.

Dependencies

The Editor package requires you to install the following peer dependencies in your application:

Package Name	Description
react 18.0.0*	Contains the functionality necessary to define React components.
react-dom	Contains the React renderer for the web.
@progress/kendo-licensing	Contains the internal infrastructure related to licensing.
@progress/kendo-drawing	Contains the KendoReact Drawing components.
@progress/kendo-react-buttons	Contains the KendoReact Buttons components.
@progress/kendo-react-dialogs	Contains the KendoReact Dialogs components.
@progress/kendo-react-dropdowns	Contains the KendoReact Dropdowns components.
@progress/kendo-react-inputs	Contains the KendoReact Inputs components.
@progress/kendo-react-intl	Contains the KendoReact Internationalization package that applies the desired cultures by providing services and pipes for the parsing and formatting of dates and numbers.
@progress/kendo-react-layout	Contains the KendoReact Layout components.
@progress/kendo-react-pdf	Contains the KendoReact PDF components.
@progress/kendo-react-popup	Contains the KendoReact Popup components.
@progress/kendo-react-progressbars	Contains the KendoReact Progressbars components.
@progress/kendo-svg-icons	Contains the KendoReact SVG icons.

Activating Your License Key

Important: The KendoReact Editor is a premium component that requires a license key file to be installed in your project:

Trial usage: Start a free trial and download a trial license key file
Commercial usage: Purchase a license and download a commercial license key file

Without a valid license key file, the component will display licensing warnings and watermarks.

Follow the instructions on the KendoReact My License page to download and install your license key file. You can skip this step if your application already contains a KendoReact license file.

Getting Started with the KendoReact Editor
Premium

Before You Begin

Install the Component

Use the Component

Dependencies

Activating Your License Key

Next Steps

Learning Resources